Büren (district)
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Büren District was a district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, with its capital at Büren an der Aare
. It contained 14 municipalities in an area of 88 km²:
Büren an der Aare
Büren an der Aare is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:...
. It contained 14 municipalities in an area of 88 km²:
| Municipality | Population (01.01.2004) | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Arch Arch, Switzerland Arch is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is also a church parish of the Swiss Reformed Church.-History:The first historical mention of the town was in 1236 as Archo... |
1553 | 6.4 |
| Büetigen Büetigen Büetigen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Government:The legislative body of the municipality is a municipal assembly. The municipal council has five members.-Geography:... |
779 | 3.6 |
| Büren an der Aare Büren an der Aare Büren an der Aare is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:... |
3143 | 12.7 |
| Busswil bei Büren Busswil bei Büren Busswil bei Büren is a former municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011 it was merged with the municipality of Lyss.- Geography :... |
1930 | 3.1 |
| Diessbach bei Büren Diessbach bei Büren Diessbach bei Büren is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.Diessbach has a reformed church, and is the center of the parish which includes the municipalities Busswil bei Büren, Büetigen and Dotzigen as well.-History:The area was already settled... |
839 | 6.3 |
| Dotzigen Dotzigen Dotzigen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Dotzigen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 26.1% is forested... |
1340 | 4.3 |
| Lengnau Lengnau, Bern Lengnau is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Lengnau has an area, , of . Of this area, or 39.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 36.0% is forested... |
4437 | 7.3 |
| Leuzigen Leuzigen Leuzigen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The village is situated between the cities Biel/Bienne and Solothurn and borders on the river Aare. Population is steadily at 1100 and has been remarkably stable in the past... |
1151 | 10.3 |
| Meienried Meienried Meienried is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Meienried has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.7% is forested... |
59 | 0.7 |
| Meinisberg Meinisberg Meinisberg is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-History:The area has been settled since the Mesolithic and Neolithic ages, as finds near the Scheidwegen section of Meinisberg indicate. La Tène and Roman artifacts have been found near... |
1177 | 4.4 |
| Oberwil bei Büren Oberwil bei Büren Oberwil bei Büren is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Oberwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 56.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 35.7% is forested... |
763 | 6.7 |
| Pieterlen Pieterlen Pieterlen is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.Pieterlen lies at the foot of the Jura mountains in the Bernese Seeland.-Geography:... |
3270 | 8.3 |
| Rüti bei Büren Rüti bei Büren Rüti bei Büren is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is also a reformed church parish.-Geography:... |
864 | 6.5 |
| Wengi Wengi Wengi is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Wengi has an area of . Of this area, 72.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.6% is forested... |
577 | 7.1 |